Timo Kerstan
Senior Director Software Development at VECTOR Informatik
Stuttgart Region Germany
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Top SchoolTimo Kerstan is a seasoned software leader with 13+ years driving embedded and system software development, now serving as Senior Director of Software Development at Vector Informatik. He progressed from hands-on system and HiL software engineering to team leadership and senior management, blending deep technical expertise in real-time OS and automotive toolchains with people-focused leadership. Timo champions sustainable knowledge-building and "host leadership," fostering resilient teams that can manage growing system complexity rather than rely on single experts. He holds advanced computer science degrees from Paderborn University (including a PhD) and brings a pragmatic habit of asking simple questions that reveal entrenched assumptions—an approach that often uncovers high-impact improvements. Based in the Stuttgart region, he pairs academic rigor with long-term industry execution across tooling, OS development, and simulation platforms.
13 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Dr. rer. nat. (Ph. D.) Informatik, Dr. rer. nat. (Ph. D.) Informatik at Paderborn University
English, German
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Github Skills (15)
google-home7
arduino6
dmx5126
rest5
api5
raspberry-pi5
rest-api5
zigbee5
iobroker5
home-automation4
fritzbox4
tasmota4
shelly4
iot3
home-assistant3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
tkerstan/Aquaduino-Config
Feb 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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